U.S. chipmaker Intel Corporation is reportedly opening an advanced data center development lab in Seoul as early as this year.
The lab, to be named ‘Advanced Data Center Development Lab,’ is primarily aimed at testing the compatibility of DRAM supplied to Intel’s data center CPUs.
The move is expected to help Intel bolster cooperation with Korea’s local chip makers, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which provide next-generation DDR5 memory.
With this, Korea becomes the sixth country to be part of Intel’s worldwide expansion in regards to data center labs, following the U.S., China, India, Taiwan and Mexico.
Advanced technology and innovation has been at the forefront in Korea. South Korean company KT Cloud recently inked a deal with Immersion 4 to incorporate immersion cooling technology into their data centers. This innovative method involves submerging information and communications technology equipment in a dielectric solution that does not conduct electricity.
Moreover, the infrastructure sectors, including cybersecurity, consulting, and data management and automation software for hybrid cloud computing and AI, particularly experienced growth in the Korean market.
In February, a multinational technology company IBM has transitioned its business structure from a hardware business to software solution businesses like hybrid cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) as this trend will continue to intensify.
This move, according to IBM Korea’s country manager Won Sung-shik, increased to account for 70% of their total revenue in 2022, and they want to maintain this growth this year.
